Odisha has added 74 more coastal villages to its list of communities recognised as “tsunami ready” under the UNESCO-Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) programme, taking the total number of such villages in the state to 100, officials said on Monday.
The recognition followed field verification of coastal villages in Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapada, Puri and Jagatsinghpur districts. The exercise assessed local awareness, preparedness and response mechanisms for a possible tsunami.